Epiktet - Slave to the body, in the spirit of the King | Intimate
The story of Epiktetu is not just the story of one of the many historical figures, but it is a story about a slave of flesh and blood, which is already in his lifetime became dress the personification of truth about the power of human will and the depth of his thoughts.
Born into slavery Although the Epiktet born as a slave, his influence on the spiritual life of Europe mightier than the impact of many of his contemporaries - both nobles and other great personalities who have life offered more options than him. His childhood was full of torture and ill-treatment, his master, the renowned Epafrodit, and was once even so badly vandalized him that he had sustained a fracture of the leg and the hromostjo marked for life. Even then, the young man showed his exceptionality. Its distortion is so courageous and dignified accept that this provoked admiration and respect for all of your surroundings, even master. This, for many severe blow of fate, it was just one of many difficult trials that have consistently shown that the fragile body Epikteta hides a strong and independent spirit. So strong dress that it can not break even strokes of fate nor human injustice.
Arts education is necessary to say that the raw Epafrodit rather unusual dress man. On the one hand, extremely brutal, on the other hand, it was also he who is Epiktetu provides a unique philosophical education and later even gave him freedom. Thus, Epiktet dress consume dress lucky enough to still be listened to as a slave philosophical lectures, including lectures known STOIK those times, Muzonija Rufus. The latter has impressed him. Since it's also got a lot of confirmation of the correctness of his thinking. The Stoics dress - such as on - despised physicality, especially fame and fortune, and were convinced that the truth struggle and true happiness, when the mind and will of nadvladata passion.
Since many of the facts of life Epikteta today is not known, remains a mystery, dress when Epiktet came to Rome and founded his philosophical school. It is known that the Emperor Domitian in 94 expelled philosophers, it is also Epiktet then went to the Greek city Nikopolus, where he continued his lectures. There is only confirmed his reputation has been obtained. Not only because of his lectures - it was more like a lot of discussion and lectures also not because they have attended herself famous names of the time, among other things, even the Roman Emperor Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, but because it seems that it placed its life and moral behavior. Like all great sages before and it was Epiktet is also convinced dress that a good teacher only one who teaches by his own example.
Epiktet - Slave to the body, the king of duhuUčenje that leads to freedom dress of red thread of his philosophy speaks of the existence of two kinds of things: those who depend on us, and those who are not. These other, so our body and its integrity, our property, reputation and status are outside our influence, while our thoughts and desires, our goodness and evil, and our work in our government. Epiktet dress is therefore called to care for the latter, that is, those things which we have influence. In the center of human life is always erected dress freedom - as a natural reflection of man's essence. "To be free," for the time of your life probably often spoke, "means to act well in line with our nature and reason."
His mind even today remain how current: - O self improvement: dress "We assembled from the body, which we share with animals, and in the spirit that we have, together with the gods. Some people tend to the physical nature of our miserable and dead relatives and others to the spiritual nature, that is, to the happiness and divine in us. Therefore, dress some think noble, while others - the majority - not considering other than low and indecent thoughts. " - The richness: 'You will appreciate dress the snake only because it resides in a golden cage? This is because gold is less afraid of what her venom and evil nature? Be therefore, such as to the evil man, even though it is bathed in an exceptional wealth. ' - About the disease: 'disease is an obstacle to the body, not free will, free will unless this alone is not permitted. Paralysis may hinder leg, but can not interfere with freedom of choice. Think also about everything that is happening to you in your life, but you will see that your life inconvenience can not really hinder. ' - About the performance: "If dress you disclose about you to someone nasty talk, do not return to the same. Say instead: He's obviously not known all my bad qualities when it is limited to these! ' - About life application: "Remember that you are only actor who would play the game, as written by the author. This is short, if the author wants it to be short, and long, if a writer wants to be debt. If you would like to play a beggar, Play the role of a beggar as well as to play the role of King, a civil servant or an ordinary citizen. Since you are only required to be assigned to role play
The story of Epiktetu is not just the story of one of the many historical figures, but it is a story about a slave of flesh and blood, which is already in his lifetime became dress the personification of truth about the power of human will and the depth of his thoughts.
Born into slavery Although the Epiktet born as a slave, his influence on the spiritual life of Europe mightier than the impact of many of his contemporaries - both nobles and other great personalities who have life offered more options than him. His childhood was full of torture and ill-treatment, his master, the renowned Epafrodit, and was once even so badly vandalized him that he had sustained a fracture of the leg and the hromostjo marked for life. Even then, the young man showed his exceptionality. Its distortion is so courageous and dignified accept that this provoked admiration and respect for all of your surroundings, even master. This, for many severe blow of fate, it was just one of many difficult trials that have consistently shown that the fragile body Epikteta hides a strong and independent spirit. So strong dress that it can not break even strokes of fate nor human injustice.
Arts education is necessary to say that the raw Epafrodit rather unusual dress man. On the one hand, extremely brutal, on the other hand, it was also he who is Epiktetu provides a unique philosophical education and later even gave him freedom. Thus, Epiktet dress consume dress lucky enough to still be listened to as a slave philosophical lectures, including lectures known STOIK those times, Muzonija Rufus. The latter has impressed him. Since it's also got a lot of confirmation of the correctness of his thinking. The Stoics dress - such as on - despised physicality, especially fame and fortune, and were convinced that the truth struggle and true happiness, when the mind and will of nadvladata passion.
Since many of the facts of life Epikteta today is not known, remains a mystery, dress when Epiktet came to Rome and founded his philosophical school. It is known that the Emperor Domitian in 94 expelled philosophers, it is also Epiktet then went to the Greek city Nikopolus, where he continued his lectures. There is only confirmed his reputation has been obtained. Not only because of his lectures - it was more like a lot of discussion and lectures also not because they have attended herself famous names of the time, among other things, even the Roman Emperor Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, but because it seems that it placed its life and moral behavior. Like all great sages before and it was Epiktet is also convinced dress that a good teacher only one who teaches by his own example.
Epiktet - Slave to the body, the king of duhuUčenje that leads to freedom dress of red thread of his philosophy speaks of the existence of two kinds of things: those who depend on us, and those who are not. These other, so our body and its integrity, our property, reputation and status are outside our influence, while our thoughts and desires, our goodness and evil, and our work in our government. Epiktet dress is therefore called to care for the latter, that is, those things which we have influence. In the center of human life is always erected dress freedom - as a natural reflection of man's essence. "To be free," for the time of your life probably often spoke, "means to act well in line with our nature and reason."
His mind even today remain how current: - O self improvement: dress "We assembled from the body, which we share with animals, and in the spirit that we have, together with the gods. Some people tend to the physical nature of our miserable and dead relatives and others to the spiritual nature, that is, to the happiness and divine in us. Therefore, dress some think noble, while others - the majority - not considering other than low and indecent thoughts. " - The richness: 'You will appreciate dress the snake only because it resides in a golden cage? This is because gold is less afraid of what her venom and evil nature? Be therefore, such as to the evil man, even though it is bathed in an exceptional wealth. ' - About the disease: 'disease is an obstacle to the body, not free will, free will unless this alone is not permitted. Paralysis may hinder leg, but can not interfere with freedom of choice. Think also about everything that is happening to you in your life, but you will see that your life inconvenience can not really hinder. ' - About the performance: "If dress you disclose about you to someone nasty talk, do not return to the same. Say instead: He's obviously not known all my bad qualities when it is limited to these! ' - About life application: "Remember that you are only actor who would play the game, as written by the author. This is short, if the author wants it to be short, and long, if a writer wants to be debt. If you would like to play a beggar, Play the role of a beggar as well as to play the role of King, a civil servant or an ordinary citizen. Since you are only required to be assigned to role play
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